<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Today, football fans around the world are preparing to celebrate the player who will win the 2024 Ballon d'Or award, granted by the famous French magazine "France Football".</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Golden Ball ceremony</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/400;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b5d79984-e15e-4028-91dc-3ea311430bff.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This year's edition of the award is expected to be exceptional after the joint cooperation with the European Football Association by merging the Best in Europe awards with the Golden Ball awards.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Date of the Golden Ball ceremony 2024 and the broadcasting channels</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/400;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/9cbf2ba2-3262-49ea-90ae-22058a8a3887.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be held today at the Théâtre du Chatelet in the French capital, Paris, at a quarter to eleven in the evening Cairo time - a quarter to nine Central European time</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The ceremony will be broadcast on the following channels: beIN Sports NEWS HD and SSC 4.</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">List of nominees for the award</span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:576/720;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b6ea8b13-ccdd-41e6-b2aa-b8bc75fbe71b.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A large number of football stars are competing for the 2024 Ballon d'Or award, led by Real Madrid trio Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe, Norwegian Erling Haaland, Manchester City star, and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The list of candidates for the 2024 Ballon d'Or award includes thirty players:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Fede Valverde (Real Madrid)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Phil Foden (Manchester City)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Ruben Dias (Manchester City)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Erling Haaland (Manchester City)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Toni Kroos (retired)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Artem Dovbyk (Roma)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Dani Olmo (Barcelona)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mats Hummels (Roma)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rodri (Manchester City)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Declan Rice (Arsenal).</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Cole Palmer (Chelsea)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Akan Oglu (Inter Milan)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> William Saliba (Arsenal)</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>